No Promises
Angry Chair Brewing

 

 

 

 

An orgy of coconut, dark chocolate, brown sugar, and roasted grain dominate straight out of the bottle. Whereas I didn't care too much for the remainder of the three aromas described above, the coconut from this brew is absolutely stunning; it's almost like a cross between toasted coconuts (i.e. Mounds Bars) and diluted coconut extract (i.e. Zico "Coconut Water").
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Whatever method was employed to make the coconut aroma so vibrant in this brew, this even beats out BCBS Prop 2013's intoxicating coconut aroma, which was the first time the words "mounds bar" actually struck a note with me as a valid descriptor for a beer.
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To my horror, the nose is matched to a T on the palate. Coconut, dark chocolate, roasted grains crash the celebration like it's #dicksoutforharambe, but then it's all engulfed by the harsh punishing sweetness from the brown sugar. Those with a higher tolerance to sugar would probably enjoy how straightforward this is on the tongue -- it almost reminds me of Weyerbacher's Sunday Morning Stout in how it's just coconut, chocolate, sugar and nothing else. The name of the brew claims that Angry Chair makes "no promises" regarding their brews, but there's absolutely no denying that this can and should only be described as a "dessert ale." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Full-bodied, with a icky sticky consistency. The residue that it leaves behind on your lips is almost syrup-like in terms of viscosity, almost rivaling Midnight Sun Brewing Co.'s Barfly in terms of thickness. It's not quite chewy, but it leaves behind a commanding presence on your alveolar ridge; there's also a tiny bit of heat detectable toward the end as well.

All in all, not my cup of tea, but the brew does exactly what it sets out to do; perhaps I'll be fortunate enough to be able to try more offerings (hopefully a little less sweeter than this one) from Angry Chair in the near futures.

 

I received a sample of this on 3-25-17. This is probably the lowest rating I am going to give a beer on looks, as this was presented to me as a stout, and is listed as such. Stouts have an easy overall time in this department from me, and I am fairly generous in doling out good "look" ratings, but not here. This beer looks like dirty brown river water. "Ehww, gross". Other than that, yeah this is a sweet beer. Some might think it to be too sweet, but that is there opinion, not mine. Other than the look a good beer, but nothing to write home about.

 

 

 

 

Sugar bomb. It would be nice if some other flavors besides wort were there to balance the sweetness. I'm not sure what adjuncts were used, but they're fallen off ad all that's left is sugar and grain. This could be rated much higher with some balance ad a little more body.

 

 

 

 

 

Like syrup in taste... chocolate syrup. Definitely a dessert beer.